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The fiddle fancier's guide; a manual of information regarding violins, violas, basses and bows of classical and modern times, together with biographical notices and portraits of the most famous performers of these instruments, 1892
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1return to London. He made his home here and is supposed to be one of the founders of the Philharmonic Society. He revisited Paris twice. Once in 1802, and again in 1819, when he stayed two years directing the opera. He came back to London in 1822. He had started a wine business in London which was not very profitable, and this, and his want of success in the opera management, appears to have greatly depressed him. His brother died at this time and the intelligence of his demise weighed him down still farther. He died in London on the 10th March, 1824. Viotti's works are too well known to require special mention. They consist of concertos, sonatas, duets, trios, quartets, symphonies, etc., almost all of which are still played.
3PIERRE MARIE FRANCOIS DE SALES BAILLOT.
5This distinguished French violinist was born at Passy in 1771. He began to play the violin when he was about seven years old. His family had moved about a little and, when the lad's father died, they were in Corsica. The Governor offered to have Pierre educated along with his own children, and he was sent with them to Rome, where he was placed with a violinist named Pollani, who had been a pupil of Nardini. He returned to Corsica in 1785, and then relinquished the violin as a profession for that of secretary to the Governor. In this office he remained until 1791, when he went to Paris. The revolution was just about to burst, but they still had the play and Baillot got employment as second violin in the Theatre Feydeau, where he became acquainted with Rode. He remained in this orchestra
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